Colonial Inn & Creamery exudes classic charm blended with refined sophistication, creating a distinctive and welcoming retreat. The property’s timeless character and thoughtfully styled interiors offer an atmosphere of warmth and elegance. Each stay is marked by a relaxed yet polished ambiance that appeals to discerning travelers. With its graceful presence and attentive approach to hospitality, the inn delivers a memorable experience defined by understated luxury. Free WiFi Private bathroom Pets allowed with a fee
Colonial Inn & Creamery offers Free WiFi, Wheelchair accessible, Pets allowed, Families welcome, Wifi Available, Television, Cable TV service, Refrigerator, Private bathroom, Iron/ironing board, Bathtub or shower, Air conditioning, Hair dryer, Pets allowed with a fee, Accessible property.
Colonial Inn & Creamery is located at 701 North Franklin St., Watkins Glen.
Colonial Inn & Creamery has an average rating of 3.9 out of 5 based on 549 guest reviews. It holds a 2.5-star Stars rating.
1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed, Inn Style
1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed
2 Bedroom Suite, Inn Style
1 King Bed
1 King Bed, Motel Style
1 Double Bed
1 Full Bed, Inn Style
2 Double Beds
2 Full Beds, Motel Style
1 Queen Bed
1 Queen Bed, Motel Style
1 Double Bed
1 Full Bed, Inn Style
1 Queen Bed
1 Queen Bed, Inn Style
1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed, Motel Style





Colonial Inn & Creamery exudes classic charm blended with refined sophistication, creating a distinctive and welcoming retreat. The property’s timeless character and thoughtfully styled interiors offer an atmosphere of warmth and elegance. Each stay is marked by a relaxed yet polished ambiance that appeals to discerning travelers. With its graceful presence and attentive approach to hospitality, the inn delivers a memorable experience defined by understated luxury.
The Colonial Inn & Creamery receives mixed reviews, with notable inconsistencies in room quality and service. While some guests praise the pizza and location, a significant number report concerning cleanliness issues, malfunctioning amenities, and unresponsive staff. Recent reviews highlight a decline in maintenance and overall experience.
No one influenced me to leave this review. My best friend told me she ate here and how amazing it was. The chef has wine flour, yes, wine flour that can be dusted on the dough before adding toppings, that was glorious. So we drove 2 hours to come here. I believed her, but now I get it. I just had the best pizza I’ve ever had in my life! Give the master chef, Mario, a raise! I can’t believe how outstanding the flavors and texture, crispiness, and freshness just exploded in my mouth! If you have the good fortune to be in Watkins Glen, you must eat here. There’s an ice creamery here too with a long and respectable line. Don’t skip out on the most amazing pizza in the United States.
The TV does not work. The room is freezing. The conditions of the room are unsafe with a broken window, no curtains, and severely unclean bathroom. The shower handle fell off every time we tried to use it. The manager tried to scam me with some bizarre offer for an "all-expense paid trip to the DR" when I asked for a refund of the one-night stay, which from the least malicious assumption is a con. Staff were pretty nice and accommodating but unfortunately unable to address any of the problems above, leading me to think it may be a deeper management issue. Not sure how this place has such high ratings after a such a rough experience.
Excellent ??!!! Very nice Place! Thankfully for service BARBARA and every one employee this Place from our Souls and ? Heart!!! We will be highly recommend all our friends Colonial Inn & Creamer! We a coming back. Viktor and Zemfira.
Room was dirty. Not previous guest dirty but hadn't been well cleaned in weeks. Heat was not operational. There was a small space heater that was noisey. Small window a/c looked like it was ready to fall out. Did I mention the place was dirty. I was in room #2. $50 a night would be over priced. Watkins Glen is a beautiful place to visit and this Inn is perfectly located but very very poorly run.
Enjoyed Brick oven pizza cooked over real wood chips for excellent flavor and crisp bottom! Mario was busy, but very helpful. The creamery ice cream was so good! Great service as well! I'll be back as I travel a few times a year up 14 through Watkins Glenn.
Rather spartan room, but very clean. Manager was VERY helpful. Off season, but made sure heat worked, TV worked, and we had extra blankets. Emergency stop in the middle of an ice storm. What a lifesaver!
Just stayed while working in the area . Room was cleaned with bleach so very sterile. Everything is white and there is no decor . The heat didn’t work so it was damp and left a film on the walls and floor which went away after an hour of heat from the provided space heater . When asked where I stayed by locals the response was “ Oh no don’t ever stay there again “ . The creamery was closed for the season as well as the wood fire pizza . Other than location and charm it needs work .
The location and the safety was the only thing good about this room. It was part of the main so I felt safe as a solo traveler. But actually checking into the hotel was difficult, I had to do everything online and called two people before one of them called me back to let me in, so very slow process. I waited in the lobby for quite some time. Then ended up back at my car waiting until someone called me back so I could go in and check in. I could not get the TV on, the remote control seem to be dead so I turned it on with a button on the TV but I couldn’t do anything else. So I shut it back up. I called that same number a couple of times to say the room was freezing cold. No one ever called me back. I looked in every closet in every drawer and could not find any blankets, so I had to sleep in layers of my clothes and my nose was frozen. I only slept a couple hours and could not get warm so I left and went out to my car and warmed up with the seat heaters. I would definitely not come again, I hardly got any sleep. I just wish I could have reached help for the room situation. I definitely would not recommend.
AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! What was supposed to be a 4 night stay turned into a 1 night stay due to the gross conditions of the “inn”. First room had a broken shower handle that rendered the shower unusable. Moved to second room, where the air conditioning was not working. Both rooms smelled awful, likely due to 30+ year old AC units that have likely never been cleaned. The floors were FILTHY and we had to keep our shoes on in the room. Shoddy remodel. Rooms were a good size and the location was excellent. Even with the fantastic location, you couldn’t PAY me to stay there again.
The Creamery was closed for the season. No Colonial Inn "hotel" staff was seen. Check in was a code on the outside door and on the room door. The room in the main house was tiny and thrown together with odds and ends of discarded furniture. The bed sagged deeply in the middle. The carpeting was old, dirty and stained. There was a rickety floor lamp that was unusable due to a plug with bent prongs. We stayed two nights. There was no housekeeping.